Hot on the heels of a match-winning performance over Orlando City last weekend, New York Red Bulls midfielder Cristian Cásseres Jr was named to the Venezuela national team that will participate in this summer’s Copa América...which I guess is taking place in Brazil now?
¡OFICIAL!
Estos son los convocados por el seleccionador nacional @JosePeseiro para enfrentar a Bolivia y Uruguay. #VamosVinotinto pic.twitter.com/ThMdOCcZO0— La Vinotinto (@SeleVinotinto) May 31, 2021After a stuttered start in New York where has played multiple midfield roles under four different managers, Cásseres has emerged as key figure in the team built by Gerhard Struber (who says the 21-year-old “understands my football exactly”) in the early weeks of 2021 with three goals and a powerful presence in the team’s pressing system.